Gun sight



QWEWCH Hm Bar-25 Aug. 16, 1938. E. L. HUNT GUN SIGHT Filed July 2, 1937 Patented Aug. 16, 1938 UNITED STATES bill HUU PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a gun sight which is mainly designed for skeet shooting but which, of course, can be used in shooting game, the general object of the invention being to provide a pair of adjustable s ights so as to secure the proper lead on the targets at all stations on the skeet field.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby one of the sights can be moved to inoperative position when it is desired to use but a single sight.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:-

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the muzzle end of a gun showing the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a side view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view looking toward the muzzle end of the gun with the sight thereon.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2 with one of the sights in inoperative position.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 55 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the base of the sight.

Figure '7 is a view of the spring rod which carries the sights.

While the drawing shows the invention applied to a double barrel gun it is to be understood that it can be used with a single barrel gun, it simply being necessary to reduce the size of the parts to make them fit the single barrel.

In this drawing, the numeral I indicates the base of the sight which has its ends curving downwardly to engage the sides of the barrel or barrels and these ends are provided with the threaded holes 2 and the central part of the base is formed with the upstanding substantially inverted U-shaped part 3 which has a transverse slot 4 therein and a threaded hole 5 to one side of the slot. The sight holder 6 is of yoke shape with an elongated flat bight and the extremities of its legs are curved to engage and fit over the curved ends of the base I and these curved parts of the legs of the holder are each formed with a vertically arranged slot 1 and screws 8 pass through these slots into the holes 2, said screws holding the two parts together and also holding the device on the gun. A screw 9 has its head countersunk in the bight of the holder 6 and engages the hole 5 in the base I and by loosening the screws 8 and then adjusting the screw 9 the holder 6 can be raised or lowered by hand to adjust the sights vertically jThe screw 9 acts to facilitate the proper adjustment of the holder as the screw is adjusted to the position where its head will be in the place where it is desired to adjust the bight of the holder. Then the holder is moved against the head of the screw 9 after which the screws 8 are tightened to hold the holder in adjusted position. Of course, this screw 9 acts to prevent tilting movement of the holder on the screws 8.

A longitudinally extending slot I is formed in the bight of the holder and the side walls of the slot are turned down to form the flanges l0, these flanges forming a guideway for the two sights II, each of which is preferably formed as shown to include a rounded head and a substantially rectangular base part. Each base part has an opening or hole passing therethrough to receive parts of a spring rod I2 which has a right angularly extending loop l3 with a part thereof spaced from the center and a screw or other fastener l4 passes through a portion of the bight of the holder into the eye of the loop to fasten the rod l2 to the holder. Each end of the rod is curved and bent as shown at l and the ends of the rod pass through vertical slots 16 in the upper parts of the limbs of the holder and each slot has a notch I! at its lower end so formed that it will hold the end of the rod therein when said end of the rod is placed in the notch. As will be seen the slot 4 in the base I aligns with the slot Ill in the holder so that the raised central part of the base will not interfere with the movement of the sights in the slot of the holder nor with the bending of the rod 12 when one of the sights is to be placed in inoperative position.

Graduations I8 are formed on the bight of the holder to facilitate the positioning of the sights H and as will be seen by making the loop 13 at one side of the center one of the sights can be moved to a central position when but one sight is to be used for the gun. As shown the ends I5 of the rod l2 extend a considerable distance beyond the ends of the holder so that said ends of the rod can be readily grasped to adjust the same in the slots 16 and the notches II.

It will be understood that each sight has sliding movement between the flanges III in the slot l0 and also slides on the rod so that it can be readily adjusted and then when one of the sights is not to be used it is simply moved to the end of the guideway and then the corresponding end of the rod is pressed downwardly into engagement with the notch I! which holds it in this position, with the sight in inoperative position as shown at the right of Figure 4. The graduations l8 facilitate adjustment of the sights toward and away from the center of the holder.

As before stated this device will give the proper lead on the targets at all spaces on the skeet field.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:-

1. A gun sight comprising a holder extending transversely across the muzzle end of a gun, there being a guideway in the holder, a pair of sights slidably arranged in the guideway, a spring rod connected withthe holder and passing through the sights, the ends of the holder having vertical slots therein in which the end of the rod pass and means for holding an end of the rod at the lower end of the slot to hold a sight in inoperative position,

2. A gun sight comprising a base, means for connecting the base in a transverse position on the muzzle end of a gun, said base having a raised central part formed with a slot transverse of the gun, a holder connected with the base for vertical adjustment and having a transverse slot registering with the slot of the base, a pair of sights slidably arranged in the slot of the holder, there being graduations on the holder for facilitating proper adjustment of the sights and means for moving the sights downwardly within the slot to inoperative position when desired.

3. A gun sight comprising a holder having an elongated opening therein forming a guideway, a pair of sights slidably arranged in the guideway, a spring rod passing longitudinally through the opening and on which the sights are slidably arranged said holder being slotted to permit both ends of the rod to be lowered and held in lowered position to thereby lower a sight into the opening and substantially remove the same from the held of view.

4. A gun sight comprising a holder extending transversely across the muzzle end of a gun and having a transverse guideway therein forming an opening, a'pair of sights, means mounting each sight for sliding movement in. and along the guideway, said means being resilient so that the sights may be depressed into the opening and held therein substantially to remove the same from the field of view.

EDWARD LEROY HUNT. 

